HP Distributed Print Service Administration Guide

Chapter 3 65
Planning Your HPDPS Configuration
Selecting Logical Configuration Models
• HPDPS does much of the routing of jobs to the printers. However, if
your users require a specific printer device for their jobs, they must
specify a physical printer with their print request.
The greatest benefit of the printer pool configuration model is in
balancing your printing workload. The greatest drawback is that your
users do not know which of the printers in the pool will print their job.
You can solve this problem by only pooling printers with locations in
common, by telling users how to request a specific physical printer, or by
using a common job delivery method. For example, you can have printer
operators deliver jobs to a central location.
The Funnel Configuration Model
A funnel configuration model has a many-to-one relationship
between logical printers and a physical printer. This is a flexible
configuration model that provides you with the ability to more closely
control types of jobs and access to logical printers. Also, the funnel
configuration solves the problem of users not knowing where their jobs
will print.
Figure 3-3 Funnel Configuration Model
The advantages and disadvantages of the funnel configuration model
are:
Advantages:
• Users know exactly where their jobs will print.